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...terrific screenplay is based on former Harvard expository writing preceptor Tom Perrotta's novel of the same name. Perrotta's writing, crystal clear and incisive, wastes no time on frills; moves at full-speed with the full intention of causing a crash finish. Wisely, the filmmakers have stayed faithful to Perrotta's novel. After all, the storyline sets itself up for director Payne's satiric touch. At Carver High School, Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) is the shoo-in for Student Council President. After all, everyone is afraid--terrified--to run against her. She's the ultimate overachiever--member of every...
...election, then, becomes, a showdown with more than a presidency at a stake. Of course, Perrotta throws in hilarious subplots and side characters (like the bee who stings Mr. McAllister's eyelid) to keep the story from lagging but everything comes down to the election's final count. Who will win? Or rather, as Tracy puts it, who deserves to win? Or maybe, as Tami puts it, who cares...
With one out and McKendry on first, Godfree deadened a beautiful bunt in front of the plate. B.C. catcher Jennifer Perrotta picked up the ball and threw down to secondbaseman Summer Jarratt covering first, but the throw pulled Jarratt off the bag and Godfree was safe...
With two outs and runners on first and second, the Eagles' Julie Ulbrich laced a base hit into leftfield. As Perrotta chugged around third and headed home, Dunn came up and fired a bullet to the plate. Teller fielded the ball cleanly and applied the tag to cut down Perrotta and keep the Crimson within striking distance...
Within three minutes the vote total was punched, scanned, electronically sent to a computer bank, fed into its system and moved by high-speed teletype to the nation's wire services and television networks. By the time Perrotta's phone blinked again, hundreds of other students, technicians and supervisors at two locations in New York City were gathering, sorting and sending out the Wisconsin and New York State votes to their customers...